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Dawson, Vaille; Taylor, Peter – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 1999
Presents research that evaluated the extent to which a biotechnology course enabled female secondary students to develop the skills to analyze bioethical issues. The emergent significance of the study lies in the recognition of the value systems that underpin the ethical decision-making processes of teenage girls. Contains 20 references.…
Descriptors: Bioethics, Biology, Decision Making Skills, Females
Peer reviewedMarkovics, Gabor – Journal of Geological Education, 1990
The state of precollege earth science education in Victoria is described. The unit structure and content for the Victoria Certificate of Education in geology is detailed. The relationship between society and technological development is stressed in this curriculum. (CW)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Earth Science, Foreign Countries
Fraser, Anthony – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2000
Describes an activity in which students gather information on a field trip to South Stradbroke Island in Australia and conduct a symposium on whether it would be suitable to build a resort on the island. Students role-play the viewpoints of various special interest groups that would be involved in the controversy. (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Biology, Ecology, Field Studies, Foreign Countries
Van Rooy, Wilhelmina – Australian Science Teachers' Journal, 2000
Describes the development and implementation of a senior high school biology lesson concerned with organ transplantation. Discusses the teacher's rationale and techniques for using controversial issues in science teaching. (Contains 18 references.) (Author/WRM)
Descriptors: Bioethics, Biology, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Peer reviewedAsada, Yukiko; Tsuzuki, Miho; Akiyama, Shiro; Macer, Nobuko Y.; Macer, Darryl R. J. – Journal of Moral Education, 1996
Summarizes the results of an International Bioethics Education Survey conducted in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Compares knowledge and teaching of 15 selected topics with particular emphasis on the teaching of social, ethical, and environmental issues of in vitro fertilization, prenatal diagnosis, biotechnology, nuclear power, pesticides,…
Descriptors: Bioethics, Biology, Biotechnology, Comparative Education
Download full textGardner, Paul L., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1990
This book contains selected refereed papers from the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association. The papers are as follows: "A Learning Model for Science Education: Developing Teaching Strategies" (Appleton); "Researching Balance between Cognition and Affect in Science Teaching" (Baird et…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education
